Kuo-tiehs Peking Pan-fried Dumplings

It is not persecution alone that we ought to fear, not those forces that in open warfare range abroad to overthrow and defeat the servants of God. It is easy enough to be on one’s guard when the danger is obvious; one can stir up one’s courage for the fight when the Enemy shows himself in his true colors. There is more need to fear and beware of the Enemy when he creeps up secretly, when he beguiles us by a show of peace and steals forward by those hidden approaches which have earned him the name of the 'Serpent.'… Those whom he has failed to keep in the blindness of their old [pagan] ways he beguiles, and leads them up a new road of illusion. He snatches away people from within the Church herself, and while they think that coming close to the light they have now done with the night of the world, he plunges them unexpectedly into darkness of another kind. They still call themselves Christians after abandoning the Gospel of Christ and the observance of His [moral] law; though walking in darkness they think they still enjoy the light.

Cyprian

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Meats	Chinese		18	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1/2	lb	Chinese Cabbage
		Filling, Mixed In A Bowl
1/2	lb	Ground Pork
1		Scallion, Including Green
		Part Minced
2	t	Pale Dry Sherry
2	t	Thin Soy Sauce
1/4	t	Salt, Optional
1/4	t	Sugar
		Dough
2	c	All-Purpose Flour
1/2	c	Cold Water
3/4	c	Boiling Water
6	T	Oil
		Dipping Sauce

INSTRUCTIONS

Put celery cabbage on a steamer or a rack and steam over water for
about 10 minutes-or until tender. Mince cabbage, squeeze out excess
water then mix cabbage with filling mixture. Keep refrigerated before
use. Put 1 cup flour in a mixing bowl, and add cold water a little at
a time. Mix and knead into a soft smooth dough. Put the second cup of
flour in a separate mixing bowl. Add boiling water gradually. Mix and
knead into a soft dough. Mix hot and cold doughs together and knead
until homogenized-dough should be elastic and not sticky. Cover it
with a damp cloth and let rest about 15 minutes. Roll dough into a
long sausage, 1 inch in diameter. Pinch off pieces as big as the size
of a walnut. Flour them slightly and roll them into small balls. With
a rolling pin, roll each into a thin circle. Put about a tablespoon  of
the filling in the center of each circle. Either use a dumpling  press
to seal the edges together in a half moon shape, or crimp using  your
fingers and a fork. Place kuo-tiehs on a floured tray and cover  with a
towel. Put 2 Tablespoons oil in a big skillet and spread it  evenly.
Line up the kuo-tiehs in skillet. Pour enough cold water to  come
halfway up the sides of the dumplings. Cover and cook for about  3
minutes. Remove from heat and drain off liquid from skillet. Do not
remove dumplings from skillet. Add 4 Tablespoons oil to the pan and
spread it out evenly. Cover and pan-fry over medium heat until the
bottoms of the kuo-tiehs are crisp and brown. Serve hot with choice  of
dip.  Recipe by: Classic Chinese Cook Book, Mai Leung.  pp.22-3 Posted
to  MC-Recipe Digest V1 #577 by Sue <suechef@sover.net> on Apr 18, 1997

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“God promises a safe landing, not a calm passage.”

Church discipline has at least five purposes. First, discipline aims to expose. Sin, like cancer, loves to hide. Discipline exposes the cancer so that it might be cut out quickly (see 1 Cor. 5:2). Second, discipline aims to warn. A church does not enact God’s judgment through discipline. Rather, it stages a small play that pictures the great judgment to come (1 Cor. 5:5). Third, it aims to save. Churches pursue discipline when they see a member taking the path toward death, and none of their pleading and arm waving causes the person to turn around. It’s the device of last resort (1 Cor. 5:5). Fourth, discipline aims to protect. Just as cancer spreads from one cell to another, so sin quickly spreads from one person to another (1 Cor. 5:6). Fifth, it aims to present a good witness for Jesus. Church discipline, strange to say, is actually good for non-Christians, because it helps to preserve the attractive distinctiveness of God’s people (see 1 Cor. 5:1).

Jonathan Leeman